Today is dedicated to that little part of my soul which tells me to keep going each day. Thank you. I am truly blessed to have you!

So as you know after last weeks Owning It blog post I have been working on my regain in a slow and steady manner. My ultimate objective to loose the forty pounds of regain I have maintained for 8 years. I proclaimed the mountains I had to climb: not getting emotional about getting on the scale and controlling my intake during the weekends. Well this week I did well. I tracked my food and kept it clear in my mind that this would be a slow and steady process. I weighed myself daily not because I think everyone should but because I need to get comfortable with the scale again. I need to understand again that some days I’ll be up and others I’ll be down. But ultimately on Mondays if I’ve followed my calorie/protein plan then the scale should be down. The scale shows the reality and this week it did…

Getting on the scale this morning and owning what I saw on the scale was my victory today. It was a bitter sweet victory.

I have two mountains to climb.

1. Not reacting emotionally to the number on the scale. That is, owning the number on the scale. When I step on the scale it should not be a surprise.  I know the scale will register based on my actions. That’s just a fact.  I need to get real with this process.  I need to step on the scale and get real with it everyday.

2. Addressing the fact that I eat in an uncontrolled manner on the weekend.  I was overeating this weekend. Now I can’t eat much at one time BUT I can eat a little continually. Not a good approach to weight loss.  And I am trying to take off 40 pounds of regain.

These are my mountains. And I’m strapping on my boots to climb them.  Here’e my plan…

How are you doing today?

I’m in a good place this morning.

I say this because I got on the scale.

Wait, I hate the scale…

This past week was my birthday.

It crept up on me. But I must say it was tranquil and satisfying. There were no bows or ribbons. There were no parties with lots of friends and hoopla…

Some of you may recall that I have been working on water loading between meals to address any unnecessary grazing/snacking.

This was the goal that I took on during the last Accountability Mondays series, and it proved to be a GREAT change for me and in fact an improved habit! This is what I have been doing.